Quick Action Of Firefighters Credited With Saving Home
The quick work of firefighters in responding to a fire Sunday afternoon saved a Saltillo residence, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley. Hopkins County dispatchers were first told at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 18 that a grass fire was starting to catch a County Road 3536 house on fire. Hopkins County, Saltillo, Pickton-Pine Forest and Brinker firefighters were dispatched at that time to the Saltillo residence. At 12:24 p.m.,...
Sunday’s ‘Ready Roundup’ Was a Successful Event by East End Allegiance:Our Youth Volunteers
Bridgette Cooper, President of the non-profit East End Allegiance:Our Youth reported that over 100 children were served during the August 18, 2019 back to school readiness event held in Pacific Park. In fact, some families were waiting in a line prior to the 3pm start time. “I was pleased to see both white and black families who came to take advantage of the free services at Ready Roundup, and I am happy to see the growth and...
Bright Star Writing Group’s August Workshop was Well-Attended
The Bright Star Writers group met on Monday August 12th at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. If you like to write for pleasure or you want to get published you are welcome to join this group. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 PM The group includes several published authors who live in the Hopkins County area. Gene Shelton (shown in center) has published over 30 novels, western fiction and fictionalized...
Dinner Bell Menu For August 21st, 2019
The Dinner Bell Ministry wishes to thank the HOPKINS COUNTY UNITED WAY for continued support. MENU Baked Chicken Thighs with Lemon and Garlic Always Requested Cornbread Salad Bacon Infused Green Beans Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Flapper Pudding ( a revised version of a popular 1920’s dessert) Pineapple Yogurt Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Beat the heat with iced tea or water and enjoy a great lunch! Same time...
Wildcat Football First Week
I Wildcats Football Team Completes First Week of Practice Saturday With Intrasquad Scrimmage and Picture Day Saturday (August 17) the Wildcats Football Team wrapped up their first week of practice with an intrasquad scrimmage on their practice field and then Picture Day at Prim Stadium. Despite the fact that the Wildcats have had on shoulder pads for four days, Saturday was the first day that coaches allowed contact and tackling....
Cumby ISD Switching Up Food Service Program To Give More Meal Options
Not only will Cumby Independent School District students still be able to enjoy a free breakfast and pre-kindergarten students free lunches too this year, but all Cumby ISD students will have more choices when they go through the line for lunch. Recognizing the importance of quality meals to students’ learning development, Cumby ISD administrators were given approval to enter into a partnership with FoodService Peeps to improve...
2 Sulphur Springs Residents, Oklahoma Woman Jailed On Unrelated Felony Warrants
Two women and one man were taken into custody by sheriff’s officers. All three were booked into the county jail Friday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Madison Marie Olivia Darst Hopkins County Sheriff’s Transport Deputy Jason Poteet traveled Friday to San Saba unit of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where Madison Marie Olivia Darst was being held. Poteet took the 20-year-old Enid, Oklahoma woman into...
Mount Vernon Man Arrested In Sulphur Springs By Deputies On 4th DWI Charge
LG Fountain A 69-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested early Saturday morning on Church Street in Sulphur Springs by deputies for driving while intoxicated, marking the fourth time he’s been arrested on the offense, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick alleged in arrest reports. Sheriff’s dispatchers were contacted following a complaint transferred from Delta County officials regarding a reckless driver,...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Cooks Up Classes
Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health, 1200-B West Houston Street, P.O.Box 518, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483 903-885-3443; phone 903-439-4909; Fax [email protected] By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent Hopkins County residents enjoy good food. However, many recipes we see on Facebook and other internet sites are not necessarily the...
Hopkins County Records For The Week Of Aug. 16, 2019
Applications for Marriage Licenses Luther Winfield Stokley and Laura Ann YoungsBonnie Levonce Noble and Lakisha Tanyale JacksonKristopher Lee Wilson and Jessica Renee GilbreathTanner Reid Logan and Megan Darlene SaltersJustin Ryan C. Mitchell and Karen Janeth MachadoRobert Hugh Van Der Walt and Jennifer NIchole DavisMichael Anthony Garcia and Kelsey Bea HaleyParker Alexander Graves and Andi Rae MooreJared Michael Smith and Diane...
